2 Chronicles 9:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.”
2 Chronicles 9:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 9:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 9:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“However I didn’t believe their words until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold half of the greatness of your wisdom wasn’t told me. You exceed the fame that I heard!”
2 Chronicles 9:6 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 9:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it; and, behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the fame that I heard. ”
2 Chronicles 9:6 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 9:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I have given no credence to their words, till that I have come, and mine eyes see, and lo, there hath not been declared to me the half of the abundance of thy wisdom--thou hast added unto the report that I heard.”
2 Chronicles 9:6 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 9:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but I gave no credit to their words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: thou exceedest the report that I heard. ”
2 Chronicles 9:6 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 9:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Howbeit I beleeued not their report, vntil I came, and mine eyes had seene it: and beholde, the one halfe of thy great wisedom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.”
2 Chronicles 9:6 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 9:6 in Context — 2 Chronicles 9
4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
5 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
7 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
What Does 2 Chronicles 9:6 Mean?
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